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Company Description
Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.
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Thanks for stopping by. We know job hunting can be a little time consuming and you’re probably keen to find out what’s on offer, so we’ll get straight to the point.
Where and how you can work
Our flagship campus is in Sydney. We also have a campus in Melbourne and co-working spaces in Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide. But you have choice in where and how you work — we trust our Canvanauts to choose the balance that empowers them and their team to achieve their goals.
Job Description
What you’d be doing in this role
As the Engineering Manager for Global Payments, you’ll be at the heart of Canva’s financial technology revolution. Leading a talented team, you’ll architect systems that process billions of transactions globally, ensuring reliability, scalability, and innovation at every step.
At the moment, this role is focused on:
- Leading the design and delivery of next-gen payment systems handling 10x current volume
- Architecting fault-tolerant, high-throughput payment infrastructure with smart routing and fraud prevention
- Building strong partnerships with payment service providers like Stripe and Adyen to unlock new capabilities
- Cultivating a high-performing team culture with coaching, growth, and innovation
- Driving operational excellence with robust monitoring, incident response, and reliability standards
- Navigating global payment complexities, including compliance, multi-currency flows, and local payment methods
You’re probably a match if you have:
- Proven success in leading backend teams, building distributed systems at scale
- A track record of developing talent and shipping impactful systems
- You excel at solving global challenges with data-driven decision making and architectural insight
- the ability to thrive high-impact environments and are excited to shape the future of payments technology
- the strength of being a collaborative leader who builds bridges across teams and disciplines to drive results
- Expertise in payment processing or financial infrastructure would be highly beneficial, but not a deal breaker
About the team
You’ll join the Revenue Platform group in Growth, the engine behind Canva’s monetisation at scale. Our Global Payments team powers billions of transactions in 190+ countries, innovating payment routing, fraud prevention, and real-time payment optimisation to fuel Canva’s journey to 1 billion monthly active users.
What’s in it for you?
Achieving our crazy big goals motivates us to work hard – and we do – but you’ll experience lots of moments of magic, connectivity, and fun woven throughout life at Canva, too. We also offer a range of benefits to set you up for success:
• Equity packages – we want our success to be yours too
• Inclusive parental leave policy supporting all parents & carers
• Annual Vibe & Thrive allowance for wellbeing, social connection, office setup & more
• Flexible leave options empowering you to be a force for good and recharge
Check out lifeatcanva.com for more info.
